Strike at leading fishmeal exporting port may spread nationwide

The first of January 2006 marks a significant milestone for food safety in the EU, with the entry into application of a large updated body of food and feed legislation. The Food “Hygiene Package”, the Regulation on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs, the Regulation on official feed and food controls, and the Feed Hygiene Regulation, constitute a complementary set of rules to tighten and harmonise EU food safety measures.

An EU-wide ban on the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in animal feed enters into effect on January 1, 2006.

Chicago Tribune, New York Times Ads Offer an Antidote to Fishy Mercury Fears

From January 1, 2006 the Product Board Animal Feed (PDV) will be applying a completely revised GMP+certification scheme

Oil-rich marine microalgae are being assessed for their commercial potential under a new agreement between Clover Corporation Ltd. and leading Australian government scientific bodies the CSIRO Food Futures Flagship and the CRC for Bioproducts.

If you are a buyer out there seeking cover in fishmeal you better be prepared to evaluate quoted levels, close your eyes, and bid the asking price—and hope all the while that the lot you were after has not been sold to other interests because you hesitated for a moment.

Effective immediately, the price for truck load deliveries of ALIMET® feed supplement will increase to $2.50 per kilo (€2.10). The manufacturer, Novus International, will honor existing contracts.

Suresh to give overview of the use of attractants in aquafeed formulation and issues that need to be addressed in evaluating and including sources of attractants in formulation.

Researchers at West Virginia University have developed a patent-pending technology to turn processing waste into additional revenue for fish producers.

Buyers advised to cover needs as soon as possible

Feed manufacturers should put their Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures plans for compliance on hold

Company to focus on animal and aquatic feed and nutrition

Conclusions of International Fish Oil and Fish Meal Organisation Commercial Committee Meeting held in Shanghaï on November 14 and 15, 2005
By Jean-François Mittaine, Director, Market & Trade Issues, IFFO

World Ocean Network to hold preliminary meeting Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts and Islands for the Global Coordination for the Sustainable Seafood Campaign, invites input

Wal-Mart has partnered with Global Aquaculture Alliance and Aquaculture Certification Council, Inc. (ACC) to certify that all foreign shrimp suppliers adhere to Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) standards

The European compound feed manufacturers will apply a common Code of Practice for the manufacturing of safe compound feed and premixes.

Top international shrimp buyers, producers and suppliers at Global Shrimp Outlook:2005 recognized the need for both significant market expansion and continued vigilance against chemical residues to sustain the growth of shrimp aquaculture.

The American Feed Industry Association is offering its members and interested non-members the opportunity to participate in a Webcast Technical Symposium. The webcast will focus on what managers should know about FDA inspections.

Americans eating more shrimp, fresh and frozen seafood